Customer Reviews

Moon Handbooks Canadian Rockies: Including Banff and Jasper National Parks

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I'm impressed. The author really knows Canada's Rocky Mountains and it shows. Not only does he write about the region in a knowledgeable manner, but it's obvious through his writing that he has been on the hiking trails he discusses and eaten at the restaurants he recommends. It was the seeminly insignificant things in this guide that caught our attention and made our vacation more enjoyable - which side of a hotel to request a room that catches the evening sun, a comment on the bathrooms at a particular restaurant (that truly were memorable), tips on cutting the cost of our car rental, hints on taking better pictures in the mountains, and tips on how to escape the crowds. As a comparison, the other guidebook we had with us had all the basic information, but was very bland - with reviews of all the obvious touristy restaurants, no real direction as to which were the best hikes, etc.

If you are traveling to Canada's Rockies I would definitely recommend the Moon book over the others.

I would augment it with another guidebook to balance reviews and recommendations. Moon Handbooks are great for the traveler on a "middle class" budget and will guide you to the "must sees" without the extra confusing fluff that other guidebooks include.

Not really a review, but a definite This Is a Great Book. I'd never heard of Moon Handbooks, but purchased this guide through Amazon and found it helped immensely on recent trip to Canada. Everything was included and the detailed recommendations covered everything from hiking to where to eat. If you're heading to the Canadian Rockies, buying this book is money well spent.

Not really a review, but a definite This Is a Great Book. I'd never heard of Moon Handbooks, but purchased this guide through Amazon and found it helped immensely on recent trip to Canada. Everything was included and the detailed recommendations covered everything from hiking to where to eat. If you're heading to the Canadian Rockies, buying this book is money well spent.

This book was invaluable for our Spring 2001 trip through the Canadian Rockies. The book is obviously written with the aim of appealing to a wide range of travelers, and does so well. My wife and I have very different interests, but found that each evening we would sit down and study the next day's itinerary almost solely using this book--her searching out museums and a picking a spot to eat dinner and me looking for outdoor activities. As a retired historian, I was also pleased to see comprehensive coverage of the history of the region, along with dozens of interesting tidbits that helped make the trip more enjoyable. It was too early in the season for us to do much hiking, but the trails we did follow all came from this book and another, Canadian Rockies Trail Guide. I highly recommend this book to anyone traveling north through the Rockies region of our Canadian neighbors.